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Hope on Horseback

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Waterford, PA501(c)(3)Since 1981EIN 25-1455810Revenue $156K in FY2025

On file with the IRShopehorseback.org10370 Barton Rd, 16441-2404 · Waterford, PATax-exempt since May 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hope on Horseback is dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing of individuals with special needs through safe equine assisted activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $912 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$156K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$174K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$34K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$156K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$156K
Expenses
$174K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$157K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$34K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$30K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$51K
FY2025$34K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $131K Management & general 22% · $38K Fundraising 3% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Beverly Tuttle
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Whiteman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melody Vogel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Carter
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Wittman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with special needs improve wellbeing through safe horse activities.

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1 program · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Hope on Horseback is dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing of individuals with special needs through safe equine assisted activities.

$131Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Erie Community FoundationFY2024$26K
Kern Family Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$156K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Money outPt IX
$174K
Ln 25
Programscol B$131K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$34K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$156K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$34K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$53K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$51K$34K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$21K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$923
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$422
InterestLn 20$150$150
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$74
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$174K$131K$38K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $156K$174K−$18K$34K 990 PDF
FY2024 $182K$187K−$4K$51K 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$171K$12K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $171K$157K$13K$43K 990 PDF
FY2021 $150K$30K 990 PDF
FY2020 $156K$29K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $155,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $92,897$72,256
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,347$41,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,949$41,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $182,196$155,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,271$79,567
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,500$4,735
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,737$89,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $186,508$173,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,312−$17,730
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $155,770 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,194 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,256
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$72,256
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,757$41,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,461$30,461
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $5,100$5,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,757 · Unrelated business $5,100 · Excluded from tax $36,657$155,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $173,500 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,047 · Management $26,673$47,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,336 · Management $2,511$6,847
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,735$4,735
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,191$2,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,643 · Management $923$13,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,265 · Management $422$4,687
IX-20 InterestPrograms $150$150
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,670 · Management $74$1,744
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,117 · Management $1,728$4,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,665$58,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,893 · Management $37,872 · Fundraising $4,735$173,500
Part X · Balance sheet $35,180 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,963$22,370
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,804$12,810
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,767$35,180
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,335$1,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,335$1,478
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,432$33,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,432$33,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,767$35,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$155,770
XI-2 Total expenses$173,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,730
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,432
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,702

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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